STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1806-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3110

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 3110, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHILD CARE GRANT PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Rename the Preschool Grant Program Special Fund as the Child Care Grant Program Special Fund;

(2) Authorize the Child Care Grant Program Special Fund to be used to award grants for child care facilities;

(3) Change the due date for submitting the annual report to the Legislature on the Preschool Open Doors Special Fund and Child Care Grant Program Special Fund; and

(4) Remove the authority to expend funds from the Preschool Open Doors Special Fund and Child Care Grant Program Special Fund without an appropriation.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Executive Office on Early Learning and Early Childhood Action Strategy. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Human Services.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3110, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair